E
So your best friend screwed you over
A
Acted nice when she’s not nice
B7
Well I have some advice
A
‘Cause it’s happened to me Twice
E
Here’s my secret strategy
A
It always works because
B7
The world doesn’t end
A
It just feels like it does
E A
So raise your right finger
B7 A
And solemnly swear
E A
Whatever they say about me
B7 A
I don’t care
E
I won’t twist in knots to join your game
A
I will say you make me mad
B7
And if you treat me bad
A
I’ll say “you’re bad”
E
And if I eat alone from this moment on
A
That’s just what I’ll do
E
‘Cause I’d rather be me
A
I’d rather be me
B7 A
I’d rather be me
E
than be with you
E
We’re supposed to all be ladies
A
And be nurturing and care
B7
Is that really fair
A
Boys get to fight we have to share
E
Here’s the way that turns out
A
We always understand
B7
How to slap someone down
A
With our underhand
E A
So here’s my right finger
B7 A
To how girls should behave
E A
Cause sometimes what’s meant to break you
B7 A
Makes you brave
E
So I will not act all innocent
A
I won’t fake apologize
B7
Let’s just fight and then make up
A
Not tell these lies
E
Let’s call our damage even
A
Clean the slate till it's like new
E
It’s a new life for me
A
Where I’d rather be me
B7 A
I’d rather be me
E
Than be with you
G#
I'll say NO
F#
I’ll say knock it off with your notes and your rules and your games
G#
And those sycophants who follow you
I’ll remember all their names
C#
And when they drag you down
F#
Like they inevitably do
G#
I will not laugh along with them
B C# E
and approve their palace coup ‘cause that’s not me
E
I don’t need their good opinions
A
I have plenty of opinions
B7
Everybody has opinions
A
but it doesn’t make them true
E
What’s true is being me
A
And I’d rather be me
B7 A
I’d rather be me
E
than be with you
E
So raise them high
A
‘cause playing nice and shy
B7 A
is insulting my IQ
E A
I'd Rather Be Me
E
I'd Rather Be Me
A E
I'd Rather Be Me than be with you
A
I'd Rather Be Me
E
I'd Rather Be Me
A E
I'd Rather Be Me than be with you